I love to recreate my family’s favorite Asian dishes at home, including chicken fried rice, beef and broccoli, pork fried rice, and this easy almond chicken stir fry. Whenever I call for take out, I have to get an order of the almond chicken. I love the combination of fresh veggies and chicken with the flavor of almonds. I’ve found that this dish is quite easy to make at home, and can easily be customized to your tastes. You can make a meal with this dish by adding my homemade eggrolls or some delicious potstickers. Don’t forget the sweet and sour sauce when you make these finger food favorites!
Almond Chicken Ingredients
To make this recipe, you will need vegetable oil, onion, zucchini, mushrooms, green bell pepper, chicken thighs, garlic, ginger, almonds, salt and black pepper. The sauce consists of chicken broth, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, sesame oil, sugar and corn starch.
How Do You Make Almond Chicken?
Start by cooking mushrooms, zucchini, onions and bell peppers in a pan until they’re just tender. Remove the veggies from the pan, then add the chicken in a single layer. While the chicken is cooking, whisk together the ingredients for the sauce in a bowl. Return the vegetables to the pan with the chicken, then pour the sauce over the top. Simmer until the sauce has just thickened. Stir in the almonds, then serve and enjoy.
Tips For The Perfect Stir Fry
Be sure to cut your chicken into similar sized pieces so that everything cooks at the same rate. Almond chicken stays fresh in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 4 days, which makes it great for meal prep. Reheat the stir fry in the microwave or on the stove top over low heat. This dish contains hoisin sauce, which is a sweet and savory condiment that can be found in the Asian foods aisle of most grocery stores. Serve your almond chicken over steamed rice for a complete meal.
Almond Chicken Flavor Variations
While this dish is great as-is, you can add other ingredients to customize the flavors to your tastes.
Protein: Swap out the chicken thighs for skinless chicken breast or chicken tenders. You can also use other types of meat such as thinly sliced steak, shrimp or tofu. Nuts: While this dish is made to accentuate the flavor of the almonds, the flavors also work really well with cashews or peanuts. Vegetables: You really can add any veggies you like to this stir fry. Some great options include broccoli, carrots, bok choy, snow peas, baby corn, green beans, green onions, bamboo shoots or celery.
Once you see how easy it is to make this almond chicken recipe at home, you’ll never have to call for take out again!
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